The rate for persons with a disability of unemployment is 9.2 percent for 2017. That is double the national rate.
Kirsten Gillibrand: “The rate for persons with a disability of unemployment is 9.2 percent for 2017. That is double the national rate.”
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Gillibrand highlights the high unemployment rate among disabled individuals.
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